Finishing up the Gauntlet

Last week I got the facets and facet tool so that I would be able to facet the pieces of my gauntlet together, and this week I got a manual hole punch that would allow me to punch holes into my metal pieces without having to use to drill. The reason I did this is because, after researching for a while, I found that because of the hardness of stainless steel and the amount of heat it generates, using drills for drilling holes into stainless steel is very ineffective. When drilling stainless steel, it takes a while to drill all the way through the metal because of its hardness. Because it takes a while, the metal has more time to generate heat. Because of the metal heats up a lot during the drilling, the drill bit begins to heat up as well, which usually causes the drill bit to bend or break. This makes the lifespan of drill bits much shorter, and one might need a new drill bit for every few holes drilled. The punch, however, does not build up heat anywhere near the extent of using a drill, is much quicker, and is much safer than using a drill.
Unfortunately for my project, my deadline has crept up on me, and I only have a few more weeks to "finish" it. I'll have to work very efficiently on all my work, even my work that does not relate to this project, so that I'll have as much time to work on my project as possible.